Child&#39;s sulky.



C W. BENNETT.

GEILDS SULKY.

APPLIGATION FILED DEO.27.1913.

Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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WITNESSES- ww, 075M Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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U. W. BENNETT.

OHILDS SULKY, APPLICATION FILED DEC. 27. 1913. I

INVENTOR WITNESSES:-

CLARENCE BENNETT, 01E TOLEDO, OHIO. I

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Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. a, rats.

Application filed December 27, 1913. Serial N 0. 808,930.

To all whom z't may concern Be it known that l, CLARENCE W. BEN- NETT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain I the carriage to the frame 1. The elements new and useful Childs .Sulky; and lldo hereby declare the following to be a full,

. clear, and exact description of the invert tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to. which it. appertains tov make and .use the same, reference being had to the ao- I companying drawings, and to the charac- Q tersof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to foldable' articles suchas "foldable containers,,; carriage's, and thezlike; 1

It articularlyrelates a las. chil drenis sulkies. H I v lt'has for its object to provide ameans for folding the back. and the bottom of a foldable childscarriage so asto' cause the foot board and the back to automatically, take a position in substantially the same plane occupied by the seat. It also has for its object to provide a wheel frame for each Wheel having a leg; or standard in front. offeachwheel,giving to the carriage a foldable four-point sup port.

It also has for its'ob jectto provide an adjustableand a foldable handle, which is attached to the carriage.

The invention maybe contained in} many constructions, and to illustrate its practicability, I have selected a'childs sulky as an example of such constructions,andwill describe it to show how such constructions may be operated. p I

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a side view of the sulky when open. Fig. 2 illustrates the sulky closed. Fig. 3 illustrates its handle. Fig. 4 illustrates a front view, and Fig. 5 illustrates a crosssectional view of the sulky.

In Fig. 1, 1 is the main supporting frame of the carriage. To the frame 1 is connected the parts of the foldable carriage.

2 is the seat which is supported on springs 3, which are in .turn supported on cross-bars 4, secured to the frame 1.

29 0f the legs or standards. of. the wheel are secured in the right-angle corners 30 by means ofthe heavy-bracket 31; Thewheel frames '22 are thus 'pro'vided'witli 13 are ivotally' connected together within the Us aped piece 14. The U 14 prevents .the links from closing in the direction of the back of the carriage and permits them to open in but one direction. When the U 14 isv pushed down as far as possible the oined braces will hold the back in position in the manner well known inthe art. When 1 it is desired to close the back, all that is necessary is to. pull the U 14 upward which will line and the back may then be closed.

A The wheels 20 rotate on the axles 21, which are supported and secured in the wheel frames 22. The wheel frames 22 are pivoted to brackets secured to the frame 1 by the pivot pins or rivets 28. The wheel frames are provided with parts 25 which extend vertically downward and parts 26 which extend horizontally and Ll-shaped parts 27, located in front of the Wheel which form-legs or standards, and the vertical parts 28 which rise directly from the feet the"parts"25 and 28 which extendvertically throw the centers of the pivot parts out of The axles 21 1 from points of support of. the carriageand they consequently render the carriage] solid and strong. The pivotpoints are located in brackets 32, which are riveted to the side frame'l. The pins 23 are located on the side and below the plane of the frame 1, so.

that the ends 34 and 35 will abut against one side of the frame 1 when the side frames are open and thus prevent-further movement of the frames 22. The wheel frames 22 maybe opened by the opening movements of the back 10. The wheel frames are connected by means of links 40 and 41, Fig. 5. The links 40 are connected to the Wheel frames 22 by the pivot pins or rivets 42. The link 41 is provided with ears 43 extending-at right angles to the connecting arms of the levers 45.

the U-bars 54 which are connected to the line between the pins 42. Links 44 are pivoted to the ears 43 and also to the levers 45. The levers 45 are fulcrumed or pivoted on the pivot pins 46, located on the frame 1. The levers 45 are connected to the back 10 by links 47, which will form side arms for.

the carriage. The links 40 and 41 andthe links 44 and levers 45 form double toggles. The parts of the double toggles operate at rightzangles to each other, so that when the lever 45 is raised to a vertical position by being pulled backward, which will operate topush down' and open or spread the links 40 and 41 which are located at right angles to the plane of the movement of the lever and alsoto open the links44 and the lower By this operation both parts of the double toggle are opened and the pivot points 42 located on the wheel frames 22 are forced outward which cause the upper ends 34 and 35 of the wheel frame to press against the sides of the frame 1. The back 10 and the wheel frames 22 are held in position by the brace 12.

is the foot-board. It is formed in any .manner. desired. I have shown a foot-board formed of cross-bars 51 secured to tie-bars 52, havin turned-up ends 53. Means is provided or lifting the foot-board upward, 'so that it will occupy a position in a plane substantially the same as that occupied by the seat, which is'in a plane substantially parallel to the plane occupied by the footboard" when the carriage is open.. The crossbars 51 extend laterally so as to rest upon ends 53 0f the tie-bars52 by the links 56.

The links 56 are inclined upward so that when theU-bars are brought together the foot-board will be raised by reason of the fact that the pivot the links 56 in the oot-board are located above the path of movements of the U-bars to which the other ends of the links 56 are connected. Links 5'? connect the U-bars 54 with the whee frames 22 so that when the wheel frames 2 are folded inward the U.- bars 54 are also folded inward, being pushed in by the links 57. The links 57 also permit relative movements between U-bar 54 and the frames 22 which is required by reason of the fact that their pivot points arenot in the same line, though they are located in substantially parallel lines. The U-bars form a four-point support for the footboard. They support the foot-board along each side thereof, and form a direct connection of each corner of the foot-board t0 the main supporting frame 1. They are pivoted to the frame by means of rightangular parts 59, which extend into straps 58 which are riveted to the frame 1. v

A handle is connected to the carriage. It is secured to the main supporting frame 1.

oints of the ends of The handle 60 is composed of two parts 61 and 62. The part 62 is provided with a toothed segment 63 having notches 64. The parts of the handle are pivoted about the transverse pin 66 and are movable with respect to each other. The part 61 is provided with a bar 65. It is elastically drawn to the pin 66 by means of the spring 67, which is secured at one end to the pin 66 and at its other end to the cross-bar 65. The bar is located in line of movement to the segment 63, so as to engage in the notches of the segment at any desired point. The detent or cross-bar 65 may be operated by a lever 68, which is pivoted to the element 61 and is connected to the detent by the link 69. The parts of the handle may .be set to any desired angular relation within the limits of the notched segment and held in position by the bar.

.The construction selected and described may be greatly varied in the arrangement and connections of its parts and in the substitution of elements having equivalent functions without departing from the spirit of the invention, which is described in the claims in the language of the elements shown.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent isas follows: 1. In combination in a carriage, a supporting frame, a foot-board, U-bars for supporting side edges of the foot-board, means for causing the U-bars to fold inwardly toward eac other to move the foot-board to a position in substantially the same plane with the seat of the carriage.

2. In combination in a carriage, a supporting frame, a foot-board, rods for supporting the foot-board, links connecting the rods and foot-board to permit swinging movements of the rods and parallel movements of the foot-board.

3. In combination in a carriage, a supporting frame, a foot-board, U-bars for supporting the foot-board, links connecting the U-bars and foot-board to permit swinging movements of the U-bars and parallel movements of the foot-board, means for giving swinging movements to the U-bars.

4. In combination in a carriage, a supporting frame, a foot-board, foldable side frames, links for connecting the side frames with the foot-board to permit parallel movements of the foot-board and swinging movements of the side frames.

5. In combination in a carriage, a supporting frame, a foot-board, folclable side frames, links for connecting the side frames with the foot-board to permit parallel movements of the foot-board, and swinging movements of the side frames, means for causing swinging movements of the side frames.

mamas 6. In combination in a carriage, a supporting frame, a foot-board, foldable side frames, links for connecting the side frames with the foot-board to permit parallel movements of the foot-board, and swinging movements of the side frames, means for causing swinging movements of the side frames, wheels mounted on the side frames.

7. In combination in a carriage, a sup porting frame, a foot-board, rods for sup porting the foot-board, foldable side frames,

links connecting rods with the foot-board and the foldable side frames to permit parallel movement of the foot-board, and swinging movements of the rods and side frames, wheels mounted in the side frames.

8. In combination in a carriage, a supporting frame, a foot-board, U-bars for supporting the foot-board, foldable side frames, links connecting lU-bars with the foot-board, and foldable side frames to permit parallel movements of the foot-board, and swinging movements of the U-bars and side frames, wheels mounted inthe side frames.

9. In combination in a carriage, a sup porting frame, a foot-board, U-bars for supporting the foot-board, foldable side frames, links connecting U-barswith the foot-board, and foldable side frames to permit parallel movements of the foot-board, and swinging movements of the Ll-bars and side frames, wheels mounted in the side frames, means V for causing swinging movements ofthe side I at frames and the U-bars.

."10.- In' a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a pair of double rightangled-toggles connected to the side frames and to the supporting frames, the toggles connecting the side frames adapted to be lifted to the supporting frame by the toggles connected to the supporting frame and inclosed by the side frames.

11. In a carriage, the combination of a v supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle located between the side frames, a toggle connected to each toggle between the side frames, means for actuating the said toggles.

12. In a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle connecting the side frames, one of the toggle links connected to one of the side frames being longer than another of the toggle links which is connected to the other side frame, and means for operating the double toggle.

13. In a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle connecting the side frames, a pair of toggles connected to the supporting frame and to the double toggle, the parts of the pair of toggles located in planes at right angles to the plane of the movements of the double toggle and means for operating the pair of toggles.

14. In a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle comprising three links for connecting the side frames, a pair of toggles connected to the supporting frame and to the double toggle.

15. In a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle comprisingthree links of unequal length for connecting the side frames, a'lever and a link connected to the supporting frame and to the double toggle for operating the toggle.

16. In a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle connecting the side frames and comprising links of unequal length and means for operating the toggle, whereby the side frames will close one over the other.

17. In a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle con- .supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle connect- .ing the side framesand comprising three links, a back pivoted to the supporting frame, and connected to the double toggle.

19. In a carriage, the combination of a supporting frame, side frames pivoted to the supporting frame, a double toggle connecting the side frames and comprising three links of unequal length, a back pivoted to the supporting frame, arms pivoted to the back, levers pivoted to the arms and links connecting the levers to the double toggle. 20. In combination in a carriage, a main supporting frame, a seat and back, and a foot'board, a pair of foldable wheel frames, wheels supported in the said wheel-frames,

a pair of double right-angled toggles, each toggle having lever elements connected to said back and to said wheel frames, a pair of U-bars for supporting the foot-board, and links connecting the wheel frames and the foot-board.

21. The combination, in a carriage, of a main supporting frame, a seat and back and a foot-board, a pair of foldable wheel frames, each frame having a vertically disposed leg and a wheel, vertically disposed rods for supporting the foot-board, links connecting the wheel frame with the rods, and links for connecting the rods with. the foot-board.

Q2. The combination in a carriage, of a main supporting frame, a seat and back and I Y i f 1,131,10?

a foot-board; a pair of foldable wheel In testimony whereof, -I have hereunto frames, each wheel frame having a wheel signed my name-to this Specification in the 10 ands, vertically disposed leg located in front presence of two subscribing witnesses.

of the wheel, a pair of U-bars for supporting Y 5 the foot-boardgalong the side edges of the I I LAR-EN'OE BENNETT foot-hoard, linksj connecting the -wheel Witnesses: i P v ,f frames with: the U-bars,,and links oonn'ect-. S. T Kno'm; v

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